Just kidding

My last blog posts haven't been the most informative, so I will try in this one to inform you all a little better.
My daily life during training can basically be summed up as this. I wake up at about six in the morning and start the day off with prayer with the family. I then take my bucket shower (with hot water!) and then eat breakfast which is usually a small loaf of bread with two hard boiled eggs and a ton of Mayo (apparently Sierra Leone beats the U.S. in mayonnaise consumption). I then go on my 30 minute walk (greetings included) to the training site. Then we sit in training until 5:30 and then I go on a jog with other volunteers, go to a bar for a drink, or go home. I then spend the rest of the evening eating, hanging out with the family, taking another bucket bath, or reading. Sounds exciting, right?  I guess I'll let you be the judge.

My host family is awesome. I really cannot emphasize that enough. The keep me well fed, well taken care of, and tell me that I am fat all the time  (which is a major compliment). I am already planning on coming down to spend Christmas with them when the time comes.

One quick note about Salone culture: You have to greet everyone on the street. No matter who you pass and even if you do not know them you better greet them or you offend them. So that is why it takes me forever to get to school. I also am grabbed by about a million children on the way to school as well. If you ever wanted to know what it is like to be famous, come to Sierra Leone.

I've also learned how to eat fish and chicken bones, I do not complain when my pineapple is covered with ants, and I crave rice like none other. I also no longer know what cheese tastes like and I dearly treasure my peanut butter.

Sierra Leone loves Rihanna, Chris Brown, and Celene Dion. No joke, everyday on the radio there is one hour dedicated to Celene Dion.

The rain comes hard and sporadically. Feeling cold is anything below 75 degrees. And I've finally gained the ability to sleep with a sheet.

Mosquitos attack my feet and talking about poop with other volunteers happens more often than one would want.


To sum it all up, life is good and a tel god tenki.

Love and miss you all!

Josh